Historic Monkeys in Cartoons

Posted by Julie L. Mellby on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment | 1 TrackBack

Artists have often made fun of politicians, royalty, and others by depicting them as monkeys. Here are a few examples.

Cham (1819-1879), Le docteur Véron remomcant à la plume pour se livrer à la peinture satyrique, 1851. Lithograph. GA2009.00083. Gift of William H. Helfand.

George Cruikshank (1792-1878), The Royal Menagerie, on the Road to Ruin Spain, March 12, 1823. Etching with hand-coloring. GA Cruikshank Cohn 1924. Gift of Richard W. Meirs, class of 1888.

Frederick Burr Opper (1857-1937), Untitled, no date. Pen and ink on board. GA2007.00153.

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Our Modern Canute at Long Branch, October 11, 1873. Wood engraving. GA2008.01719
George Cruikshank (1792-1878), The Genius of France, Expounding Her Laws to the Sublime People, April 4, 1815. Etching with hand-coloring. GA Cruikshank Cohn 1152. Gift of Richard W. Meirs, class of 1888

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), No, No More Chestnuts for Me, January 6, 1877. Wood engraving. GA2008.01562.



Lawson Wood (born 1878), A Good Egg Stays on the Job, no date. Published by “OSS” [United States Office of Strategic Services?]. Photomechanical poster. GA World War Posters.

Lawson Wood (born 1878), Keep Mum Chum. Only a Monkey Spills the Dope, no date. Published by “OSS” [United States Office of Strategic Services?]. Photomechanical poster. GA World War Posters.
Bernard Gillan (1856-1896), Untitled [U.S. Senator Thomas Platt as monkey], 1885. Pen and ink on board. GA2007.00106.

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Historic Monkeys from MonkeyADay on January 26, 2010 3:57 AM

I ran across this article about monkeys in cartoons, with some very interesting pictures. Some are overtly racist, some are just downright fascinating. Monkeys have been awesome for many, many years. Historic Monkeys in Cartoons... Read More

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Randall | January 26, 2010 3:59 AM

I love "No, No More Chestnuts for Me". It's actually quite beautiful.